I love it when Nephi said: “Awake, my soul!”

This has always resonated with me because it is SO EASY to become apathetic.

To get caught up in the mundane tasks, and the to-do lists, and even the fun stuff.

But is my soul really awake?

Or am I numbing it every chance I get and filling all my time with… stuff?

Time to watch a show, but no time to open my Gospel Library app and ponder on a few verses.

Or even when I am involved in good, fun things, am I engaged?

Is my soul awake?

This is the message the Lord wanted Enoch to take to the people, too!

“Say unto this people: Choose ye this day, to serve the Lord God who made you.” (Moses 6:33)

Wake up!

Make the choice today, and every single day.

Find a way to serve God, and then do it.

It’s such an empowering sentiment, right?

When it’s tempting to complain because of XYZ that happened at church today, or to judge and talk about others, or to be overwhelmed by how much has to get done…

That’s the easy stuff. That’s the path of least resistance.

It takes decision-making, courage, and devotion to actually choose to love the Lord today.

And then to serve Him in some way.

Serve Him by adding more love into your home today.

Serve your spouse in a new way.

Text a friend who is dealing with something rough.

Read a few scriptures and say a prayer of gratitude.

Listen to a talk and resolve to try something new this week as a result.

Create something beautiful.

Learn more about someone who you think is very different from you and feel God’s love for them.

The possibilities are endless, and we can choose new things each day!

Is your soul awake today?

Wake up, choose the Lord, and serve Him by adding more goodness to the world!

Happy Studying!

-Cali Black

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I’ve had a lot of vivid and realistic dreams lately. Probably a side effect of needing to wake up every few hours ????‍????⁣

Isn’t it funny how when you are in the middle of a dream, it seems real?⁣

There are weird, vague events. Sudden scenery changes. Mergers of different people that we know. ⁣

And we just go along with it!⁣

But then we wake up. ⁣

And suddenly, it is clear that THIS is reality. ⁣

It seems strange to have even believed that our abstract dreams were reality. ⁣

There are times in my life when I have felt like I was dreaming when it came to my spiritual connection to God. ⁣

I didn’t fully realize that I was dreaming at the time. It seemed like it was just reality. God just seemed like a tricky person to actually connect with. Not much I could do about it. ⁣

And then something wakes me up. ⁣

Sometimes it’s a big trial that humbles me. Sometimes it’s a powerful talk or lesson. Sometimes it’s a spiritual awakening in a haphazard personal study.

But all of a sudden, I REALIZE how “asleep” I had been in my worship. ⁣

And the contrast is stark to feeling AWAKE. ⁣

I become an active participant in my spiritual progression. I feel the connection to God. I reach out to people around me and share my light. ⁣

Sometimes, we just need a reminder to AWAKEN our souls. ⁣

But this can be tricky when we don’t even recognize how spiritually asleep we are. ⁣

Nephi’s passionate plea, “Awake my soul!” can remind us that we have the power to wake ourselves up from our dreamlike state. ⁣

We can wake up and take the reigns of our relationship with God. We can wake up and choose to act. We can wake up and share our testimony with others. ⁣

Awake, my soul!

Happy Studying!

-Cali Black

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